Photo by Albert Sanchez
By Noma Faingold.
(May 15, 2026)
Trailblazing comedian Margaret Cho has always made sure her brazen stand-up material aligns with her feminist, politically progressive and all-inclusive views on sexuality. What is radically different about the 57-year-old San Francisco native is that her once chaotic, dangerous life has gradually evolved into a that of a serene homebody, who surrounds herself with animal and plant life.
A Supper with Clara Bow curated by Jenny Hammerton. (March 17, 2026)
I’ve been collecting the favorite recipes of movie stars and trying them out, for over 25 years. There are a surprising amount of weird and wonderful signature dishes on record in books, magazines and advertising ephemera and my culinary collection now numbers over 10,000. My favourite celebrity chefs are Vincent Price, Sophia Loren and Yul Brynner, but I have an enduring love for recipes shared by stars of the silent era too.
To celebrate the San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s showing of Clara Bow in “It” at the restored Castro Theatre on Sunday, March 22 accompanied by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, I offer you a menu of Clara favorite recipes. Full screening info and to buy tickets here.
Curated by Gary Meyer (December 24, 2025)
Take a few minutes out from whatever is keeping you busy and enjoy some funny holiday comedy and weird ads from the past. My, but the times have changed.
A debate on water, movies & inspiration
By Ari Gold. (October 21, 2025)
Where does inspiration come from? My answer can sound like I read books: Francis Coppola’s “Live Cinema”, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s “Psychomagic,” Werner Herzog’s “Conquest of the Useless.” But let’s be honest, my lifelong hunt for mentorship can feel like distraction. Continue reading
By Noma Faingold
(July 31, 2025)
The summer camp movie has become its own genre. By now, what audiences have come to expect is low-brow comedy (balanced by a poignant lesson), with hits like, “Wet Hot American Summer” (2001) and “Meatballs” (1979). Continue reading
Curated by Gary Meyer (May 16, 2025)
As a child in London Charles Chaplin had a life of poverty and hardship. He was sent to a workhouse twice before he was nine years old. He got little to eat and there is speculation that is why there are so many food scenes in his movies.
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By Gary Meyer and his AI bestie (April 15, 2025)
When I read that (not my) POTUS was getting his physical from a Dr. Barbabella I misread it as the French satirical science fiction comic strip heroine created by Jean-Claude Forest and subsequent popular movie starring Jane Fonda, “Barbarella.” I wondered what ChatGBT could do with that. You will note in the comic strip balloons there are misspelled words and the bottom panels are partially cut off sometimes. ChatGBT wants to be sassy and hip in its responses.
I asked for : “BARBARELLA as a doctor treating Donald Trump.”
by Meredith Brody (February 4, 2025)
We cinephiles contain multitudes. Luckily, the SF Bay Area continues to cater to its diverse audiences with a number of well-curated film festivals. One of my favorites has always been the annual Mostly British Film Festival, which colonizes (haha) the Vogue Theater for 8 days in February. Mostly British includes films from the UK, Ireland, Australia, India, South Africa, and New Zealand. Catnip for not only the Acorn and Britbox addicts, but for Anglophiles and others. Continue reading
By Gary Meyer
(updated from the archives November 15, 2024)
This is a dessert cake!
Are you ready for candy that offers the flavors of the traditional American Thanksgiving dinner spread: Roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, green beans, ginger glazed carrots, and, for dessert, sweet potato pie?
From the depths of Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s laboratory comes 50 culinary concoctions to titillate the taste buds of Rocky Horror fans, in this lip-smacking officially licensed cookbook based on the cult classic stage musical.
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By Jenny Hammerton
Join me on Instagram (@silverscreensuppers) on Friday the 19th of July 2024 for an online cocktail party to celebrate the launch of my new thing! 7pm BST is 2pm EST/ 11am PDT.
It is a gorgeous limited edition reprint of a rare 1933 booklet containing recipes submitted for a celebrity cocktail competition!
